Emile Daems

Emile Daems (born 4 April 1938) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist.

He began his professional career in 1959. Daems, rather small in stature, was very adept at sprinting.

In the 1962 Tour de France, he distinguished himself with three victories, first in Saint-Malo and then in Aix-en-Provence, each time solo. But it was especially during the mountainous 18th stage, between Juan-les-Pins and Briançon, that he impressed. Although he was mainly a classics rider, he managed to join the leading group on the col de l'Izoard (last climb of the day), twenty seconds behind Federico Bahamontes. He finally won in Briançon in a sprint of seven riders, ahead of Bahamontes, Jacques Anquetil, Raymond Poulidor and the yellow jersey Joseph Planckaert.

As Amateur

 * 1956
 * 1st MaillotBélgica.PNG National Road Championships - Interclubs road race
 * 2nd Brussels-Nivelles


 * 1957
 * 1st Hoeilaert-Louvain-Hoeilaert
 * 1st Brussels-La Louvière-Brussels
 * 1st Rund um den Sachsenring
 * 3rd Rund um die Hainleite


 * 1958
 * 1st Overall Tour de Berlin
 * Winner 4 stages
 * 1st Overall GP Général Patton Juniors
 * 1st GP Victor Bodson
 * 1st Tour des Quatre-Cantons
 * 1st Namur-Namêche
 * 1st Bruxelles-La Louvière-Bruxelles


 * 1959
 * 1st Tour of Flanders indepentents

As Professional

 * 1960
 * 1st Giro di Lombardia
 * 1st Giro dell'Appennino
 * 1st Nationale Sluitingsprijs
 * 1st Stages 9a and 19 Giro d'Italia
 * 1st Stage 16 Roma–Napoli–Roma
 * 1st Tour de l'Ouest
 * 1st Trofeo Longines (TTT)
 * 2nd Ronde van Brabant
 * 3rd Heistse Pijl
 * 3rd Six Days of Brussels (with Willy Vannitsen)


 * 1961
 * 1st Jersey Sardegna (Red-Blue Stripe).png Overall Giro di Sardegna
 * 1st Stage 3 Tour de France
 * 1st Giro del Ticino
 * 1st GP Eugeen Roggeman
 * 1st GP Brabant Wallon
 * 3rd Grote Prijs Beeckman-De Caluwé
 * 4th Tour of Flanders


 * 1962
 * 1st Milan–San Remo
 * 1st Stage 2a Paris–Nice
 * 13th Overall Tour de France
 * 1st Stages 5, 16 and 18
 * 2nd points classification
 * 1st Stage 5 Giro di Sardegna
 * 1st Giro del Ticino
 * 1st Flèche Halloise
 * 1st Omloop van Limburg
 * 3rd Six Days of Brussels (with Emile Severeyns)


 * 1963
 * 1st MaillotBélgica.PNG National Road Championships - Interclubs road race
 * 1st Paris–Roubaix
 * 1st Stages 5 and 7 Mi-Août en Bretagne
 * 1st Vilvoorde- Houtem
 * 1st Boucles Roquevairoises
 * 3rd Brabantse Pijl


 * 1964
 * 1st Omloop der Zennevallei
 * 2nd Gullegem Koerse


 * 1965
 * 1st MaillotBélgica.PNG National Road Championships - Interclubs road race
 * 1st Circuit du Tournaisis
 * 2nd GP Stad Vilvoorde
 * 3rd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
 * 3rd Tour of Leuven